This won't delete your data - though we'd recommend making sure you sync your EndNote desktop library with an EndNote account first. For EndNote desktop, it's easier to uninstall EndNote entirely and reinstall it. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin - use the same instructions as above for Mendeley, Zotero, and Paperpile.
If you're using EndNote online, you can download the Cite While You Write plugin from EndNote's website to use in Word.
In Zotero, go to Tools > Addins to check which ones you can install and if they're installed.For Mendeley you'll need to open Mendeley then go to Tools > Install MS Word Plugin if it isn't installed.If you open Word and don't see the citation plugin where you expect (with EndNote, Zotero, and Paperpile, this should be an extra tab on the ribbon, whereas with Mendeley you should find Cite-O-Matic on the References tab on the ribbon), here's what to try.Ĭheck if you have to install it separately: Most tools also allow you to create entire reference lists from selected references in your library, which can be useful for sharing lists of what you've been reading with others or for creating annotated bibligraphies.
This can be more time-consuming and requires manually updating the references and creating the bibliography, but allows you to use a wider range of software when pasting your references.
You can also copy citations from your reference manager and paste them into your document. Are there other options for citing references? Using a 'cite whilst you write' feature to easily insert citations can speed up the process of writing up your work, though it is important to proofread all your citations in your work as sometimes there can be errors in your library or in the referencing style you're using.
That is because these citations are bits of computer code that keep them linked to your reference manager, so they'll update if you update the reference in your library. The inserted references may look like normal text, but if you hover over them you'll see they behave a little differently to regular text in a document.
The tools use specific rules to know how to format your citations. These features work by inserting the citation information for a selected reference in your library in the referencing style you have set it to use. How do reference managers cite references? Reference managers typically include the ability to insert references from your library directly into a document, using a plugin/add-in for a text processing application. At this stage, you might want to try adding more referencing using the method you'll be likely to use in the future, or try working out how to export a plain text version of your document (if you used a plugin).īy the end of this section, you should have tried out citing in your chosen text processor.
Open a new blank document in your text processor.The bibliography updates (you may need to hit a 'refresh' button). Then add more text to the body of your document, then add a second citation using the plugin. If it doesn't done automatically, insert a bibliography at the end of your document. Open a blank document in your text processor, write some text, and then insert a citation using the plugin.Make sure you've installed the citation plugin for your text processor.Check which referencing style you need to be using and install the University of York version (if relevant).Firstly, make sure you have some references in your library (if not, see the Collect page that you can cite.Once you've gone over the material on this page, try the following exercises to apply your knowledge: